Is Portugal’s far-right surge a warning sign for its political future?

Voters in Portugal have overwhelmingly chosen a centre-left Socialist president. But his far-right rival secured a record share of the vote. What's fuelling this support? And does it signal a future political shift in the European country?

In this episode: 

• Miguel Poiares Maduro, Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute
• Karel Lannoo, CEO of the Centre for European Policy Studies
• Rui Gomes da Silva, Lawyer and former Portuguese Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Host: James Bays

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